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One of the reasons I like church planting is because I get to do so many different things. Many of them are classical pastoral activities: study, preaching, teaching, discipling, etc. Others are unique to the urban context: attending neighborhood forums, mentoring programs, community development, etc. And still others are just stuff I end up doing ...
Three Bands You Should Know for Spring
I have recently realized that my musical tastes change as the weather changes. For instance, two summers ago I could not get away from “The End is Not the End” by House of Heroes. Then it was Appleseed Cast during the winter and Regina Spektor this past summer. This winter I listened to plenty of ...
Frightened Rabbits and Giving Yourself Wholeheartedly
Frightened Rabbit just released a new album entitled “The Winter of Mixed Drinks”. They have a new song called “Swim Until You Can’t See Land” in which Scott Hutchison (lead singer/songwriter) sings about jumping into the ocean and swimming away. He knows he can’t stay on land, so he swims away in hopes of finding ...
A Theology of the Bike Messenger – America’s New Cowboys
You can spot them from yards away. Fixed gear bikes, no brakes, no helmets (old Tour de France hats instead), u-lock in their back pockets (Kyrptonite only), messenger bags (chrome preferable) and the springy band around their arm that serves as their keychain. They are America’s new cowboys. They live in America’s wild wild west (urban centers) and use their bikes to make a living. However, it’s safe to bet that the person you are looking at is not a bike messenger, but rather a young urban American obsessed with the bike messenger culture….but why?
